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Awarded· 13 Oct 2025

Court ordered supervised contact

Bedford Borough Council · Bedford, East of England

Bedford Borough Council has awarded Court ordered supervised contact. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford.

Source: Find a Tender, published 31 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Prospero Group

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 11:20

    View notice
  4. 2026

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Bedford Borough Council has awarded Court ordered supervised contact. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford. The contract went to Prospero Group. It was awarded on 13 October 2025. The contract value is £40,000. The contract runs from 14 October 2025 to 1 October 2026. It lasts 1 year.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 31 October 2025. The notice number is 070020-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05d7c9.

Summary of the contracting process

Bedford Borough Council acted as the buying organisation for the procurement process titled "Court ordered supervised contact," situated in Bedford, United Kingdom (region UKH24). This procurement process falls under the services category, specifically aiming at social work and related services, as indicated by the CPV classification 85300000. The tender process was managed through a direct procurement method, below the competition threshold, due to urgency reasons.

The procurement stage is complete, with the contract being active from 15 October 2025 to 1 October 2026, and was awarded to Prospero Group, a large-scale supplier based in London. The contract was signed on 14 October 2025, with a gross value of £48,000.

The notice in full

Waiver - Urgency Reasons - Court ordered supervised contact

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
14 Oct 2025 to 1 Oct 2026 (1 year)
Awarded to
Prospero Group
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£40,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
070020-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d7c9
CPV code
85300000 - Social work and related services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Bedford Borough Council is based in Bedford. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Bedford
Town
Milton Keynes
Postcode
MK42 9AP
Electoral ward
Cauldwell
Constituency
Bedford
Region
East of England
Sub-region
Bedford
Area
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Bedford Borough Council
Category
Services
Address
Bedford, MK42 9AP · East of England · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Prospero Group
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Court ordered supervised contact

Who won the Court ordered supervised contact contract?

Bedford Borough Council awarded the contract to Prospero Group on 13 October 2025. It is due to end on 1 October 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Court ordered supervised contact contract worth?

The contract value is £40,000. The contract runs from 14 October 2025 to 1 October 2026 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for Court ordered supervised contact?

Bedford Borough Council, based in Bedford, East of England.

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  2. It is due to end on 1 October 2026.
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